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    The siege of Caen took place during the Hundred Years War when English forces under King Henry V laid siege to and captured Caen in Normandy from its French...
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    Caen (/kɒ̃, kɑːn/, French: [kɑ̃] ; Norman: Kaem) is a commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the...
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  • Caen (1346). 1417Siege of Caen (1417) by English forces. 1432 – University of Caen Normandy founded by Henry VI of England. 1450 – Siege of Caen (1450);...
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  • (Battle of Agincourt) Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (born 1394) Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (born 1373) 1417 4 September – Robert Hallam...
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    elder brother Henry V in France, Clarence fought in both the Siege of Caen and the Siege of Rouen (29 July 1418 – 19 January 1419), where he commanded...
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    1450, before investing Caen. During the winter of 1449, the English assembled an expeditionary force in Portsmouth to relieve Caen. It was led by Sir Thomas...
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    Church of Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux (category Roman Catholic churches in Caen)
    damaged during the Hundred Years' War, particularly during the Siege of Caen in 1417. It was reconstructed during and after the English occupation. The...
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    larger scale in 1417. After taking Caen, he quickly conquered Lower Normandy and Rouen was cut off from Paris and besieged. This siege has cast an even...
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    Little Ice Age reached its zenith in 1380. Caen was occupied in 1417 following a siege of the city. After 1417, the coastal areas were occasionally ravaged...
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    abbey was affected by the Hundred Years' War. On December 14, 1417, during the siege of Caen, the canons had to take refuge in that city to escape the looting...
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